宝生如来

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宝	生	如	来
ほう Grade: 6	しょう Grade: 1	にょ Grade: S	らい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

The kanji are ateji (当て字).

Proper noun

宝生如来 (hiragana ほうしょうにょらい, rōmaji Hōshō Nyorai)

(religion, Buddhism) Hōshō Nyorai: the Southern Buddha, Ratnasaṃbhava, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas

Coordinate terms

The 五智如来 (Go Chi Nyorai, “Five Dhyani Buddhas”) and associated directions are:

阿弥陀如来 (あみだにょらい, Amida Nyorai): west
阿閦如来 (あしゅくにょらい, Ashuku Nyorai): east
大日如来 (だいにちにょらい, Dainichi Nyorai): center
不空成就如来 (ふくじょうじゅにょらい, Fukūjōju Nyorai): north
宝生如来 (ほうしょうにょらい, Hōshō Nyorai): south

Further reading

宝生如来 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
Ratnasaṃbhava on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Five Dhyani Buddhas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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